A desperate rescue mission was unfolding Wednesday night to free two miners trapped underneath tons of rubble in an underground northwest Queens­land zinc mine.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed she has no plans to step aside and she will not back her deputy to succeed her in the top job because: “I’m the Premier”.

An investigation into the state’s controversial $215m Wellcamp Covid quarantine facility will be released by the Queensland Auditor-General due to the “level of public interest”.

And in sport, Jeremiah Nanai’s desire to win a premiership at the Cowboys was a key factor in his decision to sacrifice at least $600,000 and ink a lucrative mega deal to remain in North Queensland.

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